Mark Sanchez approached and assaulted truck driver before stabbing, police allege

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is accused of approaching and assaulting a delivery driver while intoxicated before the driver then stabbed him multiple times in what he described as self-defense, according to a court filing from Indianapolis prosecutors

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is accused of approaching and assaulting a delivery driver while intoxicated before the driver then stabbed him multiple times in what he described as self-defense, according to a court filing from Indianapolis prosecutors.

Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said the incident “should have never happened.”

“What began as a disagreement between a 38-year-old former professional athlete and a 69-year-old man should not have escalated into violence or left anyone seriously injured,” Mears said in a statement Sunday.

The incident first became public when the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department reported that Sanchez had been stabbed during a physical disturbance at 12:30 a.m. Authorities said Sanchez was hospitalized and later placed under arrest in connection with battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.

Sanchez does not have an attorney listed in the court record. Representatives for Sanchez did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the allegations on Sunday.